school shootings

The people of Sterling, New Hampshire, are forever changed after a shooting at the high school leaves ten people dead, and the judge presiding over the trial tries to remain unbiased, even though her daughter witnessed the events and was friends with the assailant.

Provides materials designed to help students research and write essays, featuring an overview of the topic of school shootings followed by six opposing viewpoints; contains information on the format and characteristics of five-paragraph and cause-and-effect essays, with annotated models and step-by-step exercises; and includes additional research material and writing prompts.

In the aftermath of a school shooting in which a teacher killed three students and a colleague before turning the gun on himself, Detective Inspector Lucia May pieces together witness testimonies and discovers a more sinister truth that her superiors are not interested in revealing.

Lucinda Roy, an English professor at Virginia Tech, discusses the shooting that took place in April 2007, in which one of her students, Seung-Hui Cho, shot and killed thirty-two students and faculty members before ending his own life, and Roy describes Cho's prior behavior and her efforts to persuade him to seek counseling.

Presents a comprehensive analysis of the psychological causes of school shootings and the reasons why some teens consider violence as a solution to dealing with their own personal issues.

Offers a thorough analysis of what happened during and after the Columbine school shootings in 1999, describing the path the killers took through the school, police efforts to stop the rampage, students' reactions, the allegations and lawsuits that arose in the aftermath, and the lasting impact the shootings had on America.

Chronicles the story of four people who are still wrestling with sorrow fifteen years after a school shooting incident occurred in their sleepy suburban town.

Presents more than thirty articles on the topic of school violence, covering such aspects as the search for causes of school violence, the aftermath of violent events such as the Columbine killings, media coverage, and violence and crime in higher education.

The people of Sterling, New Hampshire, are forever changed after a shooting at the high school leaves ten people dead, and the judge presiding over the trial tries to remain unbiased, even though her daughter witnessed the events and was friends with the assailant.

Examines the Virginia Tech University shootings in April 2007, describing the lives of both the killer and the victims, as well as the sociological problems surrounding school shootings.